The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-01-01

a will. i asked MN II NC ""n So'"b w
out isis" aud Mary. We discussed the
matter for severa! days Before this haa
had n talk with isis" This talk commu
nicated TO Reddick. As the result OF TINS
conversation, said to Reddick that Mrs. h
|baj told me that he and Mrs. K. had prom
ised to give sis" $4,000 and Mary 30 ooo
know this to be fact, and unless you &c
this they won. get cent lilo pelulah''y
said that the law would take care Of that
said not, for he had not adopted SIS =
the next day again brought up the CONVEX.
sation. On this or subsequent CONVERSE
ton he told me that he had made u will
Sis" gave me the will; took 1t to him ana
asked him if that was the viii and II couId
read it, He said yes" This occurred some
time between April t2th and Goth. ! con
suited Judges Stipp and Evans and told H.
that the will was Of no good. again toia
him that he ought to provide for isis ana
Mary. lie said that he wanted to give ISIS
$1,000 and yearly TO Mary O'Donnell s"'o
He said he wanted to make a college OF ms
house and thought he would do 50 when he
got well. | at two or three consecutive taIHs
advised him to make library Of il, and he
asscntel to it, advised him to give to ISIS
the SIC 600 in the form Of 100 shares OF Ii.
I. stock. At this or one Of the conversations
between April l2th and 2O-h | asked him
why he didn't give Sis house to live IN.
lie said he didn't have any, told nun he
had the Meiggs house. lie asscnted. During
these conversations he vas n good deal dazed;
he would "catch on only after considerable
talk asked whom he would appoint ex.
ecutor. suggested Hugh GilIen. This
didn't seem to strike him iayorahly. Sis
came into the room then and she suggested
Wash Armstrong. said, "Why not" lie
said he would His mental condition was
better but still his conversations were ram
bling and he was forgetful. said, "Who
wall you have to draw the wiliy' lie didn't
seem to comprehend it. suggested Lincoln
and Duncan He said neither ~ es' nor
NO" isis" suggested Marshal Armstrong
| put the question to him and he assented.
He would not have him then gent for. Some
time bet ween 10th aud oath he consented TO
have me get Armstrong met Armstrong
that day in the court house. Shortly after
went to Reddick' = house where found Arm
strong | told Reddick that Armstrong had
come to draw his will. Armstrong said he
WAS ready, and taking paper and pen at the
table, asked how. Reddick said that he
wan ed to give isis" $4,000 and Mary
$3.50. | said, "Mr. Reddick, you want to
give Sis 100 shares o: r. l. stock and to
Mary $3.50 year, don't your lie said,
"Yes." | said, "iou want TO give Sis the
Meiggs house, don't your He said, Yes
lie said he would have to get map to aid
him in description. Marshal Armstrong
took notes Redlick took some interest in
the conversation, bu, got weak toward the
last. The conversation lasted from one to
two hours. In the conversation | said, 81
understand that the house is to be given for
library" This matter was discussed. On
our meeting next forenoon Armstrong read
the minutes Of the last conversation. sug.
gested b-ques, to Mrs. Redlick relatives,
Reddick was appealed to 10 know who her
relatives we're. lie could not give their
names. Sis" was called in and gave them.
suggcs cd that his brothers and sisters
should have some. Reilick could not re.
member them. sis helped US out on these
so far AS she codld, Mar hal Armstrong
took the names down. 1t was asked how
many children we're hal by the relatives of
Mrs r., and Redlck didn't know how many
they had or who they were. Marshal Arm.
strong read such names ~ he had and ask led
how much ne would give to them. Reddick
would answer ~ they were read severally
500 or 500, as the case might be. Some
one said "liow much will you give to Jack"
Rcddick said, $500" said, "You want to
give David an annuity Of 5000 lie said,
Yes, and Armstrong wrote it down. On
this day, about April - or %, he was not
As well physically ~ he had been ut the be
ginning; he could not remember; his talk
was aggressive. In my judgment he was not
in a condition to transact ordinary business.
On the next day after another conference was
held Mt his house, Armstrong had written up
all the notes he hal taken before When he
came to the requests to his relatives, where
he had given $500 he changed it to 500,
and vice versa. On one occasion said that
Mrs. r. had always given Nmas presents to
the Sisters lie began to cry. said,
How much shall we give them He said
500 in flour. Some one or Redick said
500 for 20 years. | told him that he had
given sis an house, but no furniture; why
not give your furniture to "SiS:' lie began
crying and said Yes" Armstrong was not
present when this latter suggestion was
made When later Armstrong was present
told him hat Il. meant to give isis" the
furniture and silyerware Armstrong qp-